New NWTF Habitat for the Hatch Stamp Unveiled at Convention and Sport Show
In partnership with wildlife artist Dustin Dattilio, the NWTF has combined two things we all love, captivating wildlife art and conservation. Proceeds from the Habitat for the Hatch Initiative Stamp will help fund the NWTF's mission.
“There is a certain nostalgia around habitat stamps that gets us excited,” said Sydney Broadaway, NWTF director of membership. “We are proud to launch this stamp for our Habitat for the Hatch Initiative. Whether you want to keep it as a collector’s item or display it proudly, the Habitat for the Hatch Initiative Stamp is a great way to show off your appreciation for wildlife art wile supporting our poults!”
The NWTF is estimating a need of $40 million — with partner collaboration — by the year 2033 to improve over 1 million acres of early successional habitat, which will enhance nesting and brood-rearing conditions on both public and private lands. The NWTF is anticipating leveraging funds at a minimum of 5:1 over the course of the 10-year initiative. To accomplish this, the NWTF has an estimated fundraising goal of $8 million over the next 10 years. So far, 74,763 acres of quality brood-rearing habitat have been accomplished that count toward the initiative. An additional 196,001 acres of nesting and brood habitat was enhanced through NWTF chapters supporting prescribed burn teams (as of September 2024).
“We launched the Habitat for the Hatch Initiative because wild turkey conservation is not confined by state boundaries,” said Derek Alkire, NWTF district biologist for Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. “We want to give more hens the opportunity for success to raise more and recruit more poults into the population across the entire Southeast.”
Stamps can be purchased on the sport show floor at booth B410 for $25.
Information on how to purchase stamps after the NWTF’s Convention and Sport Show will be forthcoming.